נֶ֫גֶף
ne.geph (H5063)
plague
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word "ne.geph" (H5063) has a clear and specific meaning: it refers to a plague or a disease that affects the body. This word is part of the semantic domain of Body & Health, indicating its primary focus on physical afflictions. In the Bible, "ne.geph" occurs 7 times, suggesting that it is a relatively rare but significant term. Its range of usage is limited to describing instances of illness or pestilence, implying that it carries a sense of severity and impact on individuals or communities. The significance of "ne.geph" lies in its association with physical suffering and its potential to disrupt social and economic structures. As a term that highlights the body's vulnerability to disease, it underscores the importance of health and well-being in ancient Jewish culture.
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The blood shall be to you for a token on the houses where you are. When I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
“When you take a census of the children of Israel, according to those who are counted among them, then each man shall give a ransom for his soul to Yahweh, when you count them; that there be no plague among them when you count them.
I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the Tent of Meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel, so that there will be no plague among the children of Israel when the children of Israel come near to the sanctuary.”
Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, put fire from the altar in it, lay incense on it, carry it quickly to the congregation, and make atonement for them; for wrath has gone out from Yahweh! The plague has begun.”
Aaron did as Moses said, and ran into the middle of the assembly. The plague had already begun among the people. He put on the incense, and made atonement for the people.
Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves to this day, although there came a plague on the congregation of Yahweh,
He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel, he will be a stumbling stone and a rock that makes them fall. For the people of Jerusalem, he will be a trap and a snare.